# Install scotch with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Package for graph partitioning, graph clustering, and sparse matrix ordering. Version 7.0.12 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libptscotch-7.0. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:scotch ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install scotch ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install scotch ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: science/scotch/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install scotch ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: scotch from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install scotch ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: scotch from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#scotch ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sc/scotch/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S scotch ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: scotch from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install scotch ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: scotch from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:scotch - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 7.0.12 - **Source summary:** Package for graph partitioning, graph clustering, and sparse matrix ordering - **Homepage:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:06:15-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - acpl (alias) - adm2dgr (alias) - amk_ccc (alias) - amk_fft2 (alias) - amk_grf (alias) - amk_hy (alias) - amk_m2 (alias) - amk_p2 (alias) - atst (alias) - dggath (alias) - dgmap (alias) - dgord (alias) - dgpart (alias) - dgscat (alias) - dgtst (alias) - gbase (alias) - gcv (alias) - gdump (alias) - gmap (alias) - gmk_hy (alias) - gmk_m2 (alias) - gmk_m3 (alias) - gmk_msh (alias) - gmk_ub2 (alias) - gmtst (alias) - gord (alias) - gotst (alias) - gout (alias) - gpart (alias) - gscat (alias) - gtst (alias) - mcv (alias) - mmk_m2 (alias) - mmk_m3 (alias) - mord (alias) - mtst (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 7.0.12 ## Security Notes infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libptscotch-7.0 - 7.0.7-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libptscotch-7.0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | MPI programs and libraries for graph, mesh and hypergraph partitioning | http://www.labri.fr/perso/pelegrin/scotch/ - Debian apt - libptscotch-dev - 7.0.7-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libptscotch-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | MPI programs and libraries for graph, mesh and hypergraph partitioning | http://www.labri.fr/perso/pelegrin/scotch/ - Debian apt - libscotch-7.0 - 7.0.7-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libscotch-7.0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | programs and libraries for graph, mesh and hypergraph partitioning | http://www.labri.fr/perso/pelegrin/scotch/ - Debian apt - libscotch-dev - 7.0.7-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libscotch-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | programs and libraries for graph, mesh and hypergraph partitioning | http://www.labri.fr/perso/pelegrin/scotch/ - Debian apt - libscotchmetis-dev - 7.0.7-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libscotchmetis-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | programs and libraries for graph, mesh and hypergraph partitioning | http://www.labri.fr/perso/pelegrin/scotch/ - Debian apt - libscotchparmetis-dev - 7.0.7-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libscotchparmetis-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | programs and libraries for graph, mesh and hypergraph partitioning | http://www.labri.fr/perso/pelegrin/scotch/ - Debian apt - ptscotch - 7.0.7-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ptscotch from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | MPI programs and libraries for graph, mesh and hypergraph partitioning | http://www.labri.fr/perso/pelegrin/scotch/ - Debian apt - scotch - 7.0.7-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: scotch from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | programs and libraries for graph, mesh and hypergraph partitioning | http://www.labri.fr/perso/pelegrin/scotch/ - Nix - scotch: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sc/scotch/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libptscotch-7.0 - 7.0.4-1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libptscotch-7.0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | MPI programs and libraries for graph, mesh and hypergraph partitioning | http://www.labri.fr/perso/pelegrin/scotch/ - Ubuntu apt - libptscotch-dev - 7.0.4-1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libptscotch-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | MPI programs and libraries for graph, mesh and hypergraph partitioning | http://www.labri.fr/perso/pelegrin/scotch/ - Ubuntu apt - libscotch-7.0 - 7.0.4-1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libscotch-7.0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | programs and libraries for graph, mesh and hypergraph partitioning | http://www.labri.fr/perso/pelegrin/scotch/ - Ubuntu apt - libscotch-dev - 7.0.4-1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libscotch-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | programs and libraries for graph, mesh and hypergraph partitioning | http://www.labri.fr/perso/pelegrin/scotch/ - Ubuntu apt - libscotchmetis-dev - 7.0.4-1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libscotchmetis-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | programs and libraries for graph, mesh and hypergraph partitioning | http://www.labri.fr/perso/pelegrin/scotch/ - Ubuntu apt - libscotchparmetis-dev - 7.0.4-1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libscotchparmetis-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | programs and libraries for graph, mesh and hypergraph partitioning | http://www.labri.fr/perso/pelegrin/scotch/ - Ubuntu apt - ptscotch - 7.0.4-1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ptscotch from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | MPI programs and libraries for graph, mesh and hypergraph partitioning | http://www.labri.fr/perso/pelegrin/scotch/ ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/scotch.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/scotch.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph